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A view of Los Angeles covered in smog. Pollution in California relates to the degree of pollution in the air, water, and land of the U.S. state of California.Pollution is defined as the addition of any substance (solid, liquid, or gas) or any form of energy (such as heat, sound, or radioactivity) to the environment at a faster rate than it can be dispersed, diluted, decomposed, recycled, or ...
Temperatures in the Castaic area were expected to reach the high 70s or low 80s on Thursday, exacerbating the dry conditions in the area. Humidity across Southern California has dipped below 10%.
US counties that are designated "nonattainment" for the Clean Air Act's NAAQS, as of September 30, 2017. The U.S. National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS, pronounced / ˈ n æ k s / naks) are limits on atmospheric concentration of six pollutants that cause smog, acid rain, and other health hazards. [1]
1978 - The Bay Area Air Pollution Control District changed its name to the Bay Area Air Quality Management District; 1980 - The Air District proposed a "Smog Check" program, one that would be adopted statewide by 1982. 1989 - The Air District adopted the nation's first limits on emissions from commercial bakeries and marine vessel loading;
As strong winds in Southern California pick up further early on Tuesday, a "particularly dangerous situation" with a red flag warning will go into effect in western Los Angeles County and most of ...
Bans on large gas-fired units and pool heaters will begin in 2027, and high-temperature units in 2029. Gas-fired water heaters will be banned from existing buildings once the appliances reach a ...
The South Coast AQMD includes all of Orange County; and the non-desert regions of Los Angeles County, San Bernardino County, and Riverside County including the Coachella Valley. The South Coast Air Basin area encompassed by the South Coast AQMD amounts to about 10,750 square miles (27,850 square kilometres) and is the second most populated area ...
The South Coast Air Quality Management District votes to require rail yard owners and operators, including BNSF Railway and Union Pacific Railroad, to aggressively reduce lung-irritating nitrogen ...